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Oh look, Chicken Thursday - welcome to August and (if you are reading this in the PearlyGates newsletter) PearlyGates Edition number 1,000!

This is a very special August 1st for a friend of Grandma Cybersalt and mine: Susan Page, is celebrating her first day of retirement today.

For over 20 years, Susan has served our association as the Church Relations Coordinator and Health Benefits Manager. During this time, many people have viewed her role as purely administrative, often overlooking the immense compassion, kindness, and pastoral care she has provided to everyone she has helped or served. Susan has frequently interacted with individuals during some of the most challenging moments of their lives, including sickness, suffering, and the passing of loved ones. Regardless of the circumstances, she has always been a friendly, caring voice on the other end of the phone.

Susan Page embodies the kind of Christian that both the church and the world need more of today. In a world where righteousness is often equated with anger and conflict toward those who think, believe, or act differently, Susan exemplifies a deep and genuine faith in Jesus. Her faith inspires her to respond with compassion and kindness to those struggling with aspects of their humanity, even when befuddled by their actions or words.

If Susan Page's name rings a bell it is because for months her inspiring devotionals and photos have been featured in Chicken Thursday editions of the Cybersalt Digest. I am very happy that she is not retiring from that! So congratulations Susan Page, Susan (Davis) and I are proud to be your friends and excited for this new season of life which you have begun. 

Today's video share either a fun cat video or a cruel cat video. It all depends on whether or not you think cats should be allowed to catch fish in aquariums!
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~ Pastor Tim 

An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time.

"I have good news and bad news," the owner replied. 

"The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death.  When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings."

"That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed.  "What's the bad news?"

"The guy was your doctor."

Steve's keyboard must be broken ... he keeps hitting the escape key, but he's still at work.

"Be a Billionaire!"

and Help

Refugees and

Persecuted Christians

In days of yore

A god of war

Rode out upon his filly.

"I'm Thor," he cried

And his horse replied

"Well you forgot your thaddle, thilly."

"It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy."

- Unknown

A man and his wife check into a hotel. The husband wants to have a snack at the restaurant, but his wife is extremely tired so she decides to go on up to their room to rest.

She lies down on the bed... just then, a train passes by very close to the window and shakes the room so hard she's thrown out of the bed.

Thinking this must be a freak occurrence, she lies down once more. Again a train shakes the room so violently, she's pitched to the floor.

Exasperated, she calls the front desk, asks for the manager. The manager says he'll be right up.

The manager is skeptical but the wife insists the story is true. "Look... lie here on the bed -- you'll be thrown right to the floor!" So he lies down next to the wife.

Just then the husband walks in. He yells, "What are you doing here!?!"

The manager calmly replies, "Would you believe I'm waiting for a train?"

Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.

Susan Page writes . . . . 

- photo by Susan PageRecently, I had the wonderful opportunity of attending another Momentum Choir performance. The Momentum Choir “is a collective of amazing people striving for community, joy, and hope.” Choir Director, Mendelt Hoekstra is a Music Therapist who felt a calling to begin something new as he recognized the difference music and performance can make in the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

The theme for the night was “Around our Crowded Table” and it was a night of pure inspiration, overflowing with enthusiasm, joy, and love. The feeling was contagious, and the message for the evening was a powerful message of love and acceptance!

The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.